L'auteure puise son inspiration dans la nature sauvage du nord du Minnesota, où elle a grandi près de la frontière canadienne. Son choix de vie, de toujours être proche de la nature, se reflète dans son écriture. À travers ses œuvres, l'auteure explore le lien profond entre l'humanité et le monde naturel. Ses histoires sont empreintes d'amour pour la nature et la vie de famille.
The book features fourteen diverse North American plants, including weeping willow, cedar, cattail, and poison ivy. Each plant is introduced through a charming poem, accompanied by a nature note that highlights its unique characteristics. This engaging approach combines poetry and education, making it a delightful exploration of the natural world for children.
When community members work together with trucks and ships to clean up the town's riverfront, an artist and her child hammer, chisel, weld and zap the found materials into something beautiful. Young makers will find inspiration in the playful, rhyming text and mixed media illustrations, while endnotes provide recycled-art activity ideas.